Ortega Highway near Antonio Parkway was shut down for an hour after an SUV carrying a man and two small children veered down the side of the road in San Juan Capistrano Tuesday morning.
The crash took place just before 8 a.m. near Gibby Road, about a mile east of Antonio Parkway, and involved only one vehic

A bill that could block toll lanes on the I-405 has been introduced in the state Assembly, and its author is hoping for better fortune than a similar bill that was rejected before reaching the Assembly floor.At issue is the widening of the freeway from the 73 toll road to the I-605. The Orange County Transportation Authority plans a

A small plane lost traction while landing at John Wayne Airport on Monday morning, causing a brief closure while officials towed it off the landing strip, airport officials said.
A Pilatus plane landed around 10:50 a.m. with two people on board and lost traction upon landing, said Jenny Wedge, an airport spokeswoman.
Airport offi

Q. When I go to the gym, I take my wallet with my driver's license in it. I was wondering, could I carry a copy of my license instead? Is a copy of my license as good as carrying the original?– Bob Fitzgerald, Santa AnaA. No, sir.Kinda like the copy of the Declaration of Indep

Q. It seems that the metered signal to get onto the southbound 57 from Yorba Linda Boulevard in Fullerton has been off for some time now. I also noticed a second metered light has been installed where the current carpool lane is. Do you have any details on these metered signals?
– Glen Arrieta, Placentia

At least two people were hospitalized after a multiple vehicle crash on the southbound 57 freeway in Fullerton on Monday night.
The collision, which could have involved as many as four cars, was first reported at 8:09 p.m. on the southbound 57 freeway near Nutwood Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic log.
At

A 78-year-old man was struck and killed by two vehicles Monday morning after he attempted to cross a Santa Ana street outside of a crosswalk, police said.
Lamberto Mejia of Santa Ana was walking around 5:30 a.m. when he tried to cross the 1700 block of West McFadden Avenue.
Mejia was outside of a crosswalk when a driver in a car

A big-rig that fell on its side Friday morning on the southbound I-5 freeway in Anaheim caused delays for three lanes, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A semi truck carrying 44,000 pounds of mulch and landscaping tools was reported to have fallen on its side on an embankment at about 5:51 a.m. on the southbound I-5 freeway nea

Q. Hi Honk: Now that the I-405/I-605/22 carpool-lane project is approaching completion, the question becomes one of a timely removal of ALL of the detour signs. I live near Valley View Street and the I-405, and the number of detour signs is just insane. Most of them don't apply anymore; some have plywood nailed over them.

Q. How do police officers decide which drivers to pull over during a checkpoint to determine whether someone is driving under the influence? It seems like they wave a bunch of cars along, and then randomly stop others. What’s going on?
– Veronica Jaramillo, Anaheim
A. To be quite honest, Veronica,

At least two cars collided Wednesday afternoon on the northbound 57 freeway in Brea, causing at least one hour of delays, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Chevy pickup and a sedan collided around 2:25 p.m. on the northbound 57 north of Imperial Highway and south of Lambert Road.
One other driver may have been involve

A 29-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon after smashing into a parked SUV on a Santa Ana street, police said.
Ricardo Arriaga Villega, of Santa Ana, was riding a 2003 Yamaha R6 motorcycle shortly before 12:30 p.m. going westbound on West Richland Street.
Villega was speeding down the street when he popped a wheelie, or

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is expanding the number of appointments it offers and asking customers to go online for certain transactions.Offices are adding appointments for people seeking renewals and increasing the number of available Saturday appointments at 60 field offices.DMV offices have been slammed

Q. You answered Ms. Strickland’s question just like most of my favorite sports coaches or politicians would. Wandered all around the issue but never told anything about why there are so many variances in plate numbering. Can you do better?– Bill Chase, Mission ViejoA. So the ol&rsqu